senior high school; high school
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
winning (of a hand); declaring a win; going mahjong; going out
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
called; known as; that; to say
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
sorry; excuse me; thank you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow